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American liberty men landing on Rara Island, Seeadler Harbour, Manus
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Maker: McBryde, John
American liberty men landing on Rara Island, Seeadler Harbour, Manus Island in the Admiralty Islands, May 1945. They are seen walking from the landing craft dressed in full uniform onto the sandy beac...ART92759
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Australian libertymen landing from HMAS 'Kalgoorlie' on Rara Island, Seeadler Harbour, Admiralty Islands
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Maker: McBryde, John
Australian sailors, stripped to there waist, arriving ashore on Rara Island, Seeadler Harbour, Manus Island in the Admiralties, in landing boats from HMAS 'Kalgoorlie'. The men seem to be at leisure, ...ART92755
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Destoring SS 'Lavada', Milne Bay, New Guinea, 1945
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Maker: McBryde, John
SS 'Lavada' moored at a jetty in Ioma, Milne Bay, New Guinea while being destored. SS Lavada was a merchant ship during the Second World War.There are trees and shrubs in foreground and mountains form...ART92766
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Greek minesweepers, Beirut, 1943
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Maker: McBryde, John
Two Greek minesweepers in the harbour in Beirut, Lebanon, in September 1943. The harbour in Beriut was one of two bases (the other, Port Said) for a series of convoy escorts to Castellorizo during the...ART92765
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HMAS Bungaree being dismantled at Garden Island
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Maker: McBryde, John
This drawing is of HMAS 'Bungaree' being dismantled at a jetty on Garden Island, Sydney in 1946. The 'Bungaree' had been a minelayer in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) up to the end of the Second Worl...ART92770
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HMAS 'Cessnock' after collision with a dhow in the Red Sea
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Maker: McBryde, John
HMAS 'Cessnock' after a collision with a dhow in the Red Sea between Aden and Suez on the 8th May 1943. It was in 1943 that 'Cessnock' became an active part of the convoys between the Persian Gulf and...ART92898
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HMAS 'Ipswich'
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Maker: McBryde, John
HMAS 'Ipswich' and a freighter in the Persian Gulf. 'Ipswich' often acted as a convoy ship in this region. This image depicts the 'Ipswich' en route, leaving behind the hills in the background.ART92753
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HMAS 'Ipswich' anchored at Khor Khui, Persian Gulf, 1943
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Maker: McBryde, John
HMAS 'Ipswich' anchored in the inlet Khor Khui, Musandam Peninsula, Oman. This sketch was used as a preliminary sketch for a later illustration entitled 'HMAS 'Ipswich' at Khor Khui', 1979. The long, ...ART92769
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HMAS 'Ipswich' at Khor Khui entrance to the Persian Gulf, 1943
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Maker: McBryde, John
HMAS 'Ipswich' anchored at Khor Khui awaiting escort vessels. The long, sheltered inlet at Khor Khui (also known as Khor al Quway or Khor Kuwai), which is the entrance to the Persian Gulf on the Arabi...ART92762
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HMAS 'Ipswich' off Ras el Tin, Alexandria, 1943
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Maker: McBryde, John
The corvette HMAS 'Ipswich' anchored off Ras el Tin, Alexandria, North Egypt, September 1943. This particular image depicts the 'Ispwich' before it embarked upon the journey between Alexandria and Gib...ART92757
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HMAS 'Ipswich' under night attack off Augusta, Sicily
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Maker: McBryde, John
This image depicts the HMAS 'Ipswich' in action during the Sicily landings of July 1943 near the ports of Augusta and Syracuse. It records the attack that took place on the the escort ships after they...ARTI00550
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HMAS 'Kalgoorlie' and 'Whyalla', Ulithi, Caroline Islands, Philippines, March 1945
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Maker: McBryde, John
This watercolour drawing depicts HMAS 'Kalgoorlie' and 'Whyalla' vessels of 21st Mine Sweeping Flotilla (MSF) and USS 'Randolph' at Ulithi, Caroline Islands, Philippines in March 1945. 'Whyalla' is se...ART92761
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HMAS 'Kalgoorlie' off Fortification Point, Finschhafen, New Guinea
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Maker: McBryde, John
The corvette HMAS "Kalgoorlie" off Fortification Point, Finschhafen, New Guinea, July 1945. It is surrounded by hills and dwarfed by the mountanious landscape in the background.ART92764
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HMS Norfolk off Batavia, Java
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Maker: McBryde, John
HMS Norfolk moored off Batavia, Java. Norfolk was a heavy cruiser, serving with the British Home Fleet at various points throughout the War. In 1943, whilst serving with the British Home Fleet, it pla...ART92760
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Hospital ship 'Oxfordshire' at Leyte, Philippines, April 1945; verso: Fleet ships at Leyte
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Maker: McBryde, John
Fleet ships in the Philippines; verso: This image depicts British hospital ship 'Oxfordshire' at Leyte in the Philippines, April 1945. They were preparing for the landings at Okinawa and the proposed ...ART92754
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Hydrographer Ranges from Oro Bay, New Guinea, 1944
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Maker: McBryde, John
View of the Hydrographer Ranges from Oro Bay, New Guinea. The Australians landed at Oro Bay in 1943, setting up a naval base that would become a key strategic point throughout the remainder of the Pac...ART92767
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[Inland water transport vessel, Khor Khui, Persian Gulf]
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Maker: McBryde, John
This watercolour was taken from a pencil sketch executed during the war. Depicts an inland water transport river vessel anchored at Khor Khui, Persian Gulf in March 1943. Khor Khui is a narrow crooked...ART92773
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Italian ship sunk at Bizerta, Tunisia, in 1943
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Maker: McBryde, John
A half-submerged sinking Italian merchant ship in the harbour at Bizerta, Tunisia, in 1943. Bizerta is a seaport of Tunisia. Next to Toulon, Bizerta is the most important naval port of France in the M...ART92771
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Phosphorescence, Persian Gulf
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Maker: McBryde, John
This image depicts HMAS 'Ipswich' in convoy in the Persian Gulf accompanying oil tankers from Bandar Abbas. 'Ipswich' played an important role as an escort vessel during the Second World War.ARTI03455
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Phosphoresence, Persian Gulf, HMAS Ipswich, April 1943
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Maker: McBryde, John
HMAS 'Ipswich' doing convoy escort in the Persian Gulf in April 1943. The blue colour indicates the phosphoresce of a moonlit evening. HMAS 'Ipswich' was later involved in Operation 'Husky', the invas...ART92750